On assessing vocabulary learning and teaching

الملخص EN

Vocabulary knowledge is fundamental ; students cannot under-stand a text without knowing what most of the words means.

Lack of adequate vocabulary knowledge is already an obvious and serious obstacle for many students.

Teachers and students are in need to new techniques in this issue.

The reasons behind students' low performance in learning vocabulary are : the low status of vocabulary study, learning burden, life in our departments, lack of authentic dictionaries, constant lack of textbooks, no room for morphology, and mal-furnished room of vocabulary in Iraq.

A questionnaire is done to assess vocabulary learning and teaching in our departments.

The present paper is of three sections.

Many concluding points are also mentioned.